Stuart Sheldon
Go Find Yourself, Go Fund Yourself
My father before the Best Books Ever Written piece he inspired – Thank You Dad, acrylic, book covers, paper, oil crayon on canvas,...
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Stuart Sheldon
- Jul 23, 2014
- 2 min
One Small Dream That Came True
You’re on a beach, beneath a coconut palm, sipping a cold juice, as you watch the antics of a pudgy naked baby digging in the sand and...
Stuart Sheldon
- May 14, 2014
- 3 min
Are Your Nipples Magic?
“Daddy, do babies have tiny nipples?” my 4-yo, Bodhi, asked me, lounging in a fresh pair of PJs. “Yes,” I answered from the couch,...
Stuart Sheldon
- Jun 6, 2013
- 2 min
Relationships = Bottles of Tabasco
photo by Jenny Kaczorowski from WANA Commons We just finished bottle number two. Took us nearly ten years. Each drop another meal,...
Stuart Sheldon
- May 22, 2013
- 3 min
Arrested at Age 12 – #2 of 10 Things I Can’t Believe I Really Did
The heavy-around-the-middle cop shut the front door behind himself, took a notepad from his shirt pocket and flipped it open. His gaze...
Stuart Sheldon
- Mar 26, 2013
- 2 min
Cupcakes
Stuart Sheldon, Whirled Wide Whimsy, typewriter on paper, collage, poetry, 11-1/2″x8-1/4″, 2003 We embarked on a proper family brunch...
Stuart Sheldon
- Feb 28, 2013
- 2 min
Make Me Harder to Kill
Met an ex-Marine named Chad the other day. Guy was yoked, had "muscles on his muscles" as my dad liked to say. We got to talking about...
Stuart Sheldon
- Dec 27, 2012
- 2 min
I Love An Addict
Rocks, acrylic on cardboard, 2000 My dear friend, Joel (not his real name) is sober 41 days. There is a purity in his voice, a direct...
Stuart Sheldon
- Dec 12, 2012
- 1 min
Puppy Breath
“There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.” Bern Williams Share this: Tweet Share on Tumblr Email #parenting...
Stuart Sheldon
- Nov 30, 2012
- 1 min
Are You Happy, Daddy?
Stuart Sheldon, We Can’t Be Too Bold, acrylic and typing on Chinese funeral paper on panel, 12″x12″, 2003 “Are u happy, Daddy?” my...
Stuart Sheldon
- Aug 22, 2012
- 2 min
Seven Years – No Itch Here
Today is my birthday. But the more auspicious event was yesterday – my 7th anniversary. For a guy who didn’t get the marriage thing right...
Stuart Sheldon
- Jul 30, 2012
- 2 min
Are My Kids Failures?
My kids are 4 and 2. All I want, like any parent, is their happiness … and success. But I’ll take happiness over success every time. Some...
Stuart Sheldon
- Jun 18, 2012
- 2 min
For Father’s Day I Got a Vasectomy
The most important thing a father can do for his children is to love their mother. Author unknown Let me be clear. Being a father is by...
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